Rogue Waves
For a long time, rogue waves (defined as waves that are greater than twice the height of surrounding waves) were thought to be a myth, like mermaids or the kraken, but recent developments in satellite imagery and oceanic instruments now show that they occur on a semi-regular basis. But we're still not sure why...
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http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/roguewaves.html
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http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/roguewaves.html
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/05/ship-in-bottle-meet-rogue-wave.html?ref=hp
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/11/science/11wave.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/science_blog/110615.html
http://thefutureofthings.com/column/1005/the-wave-that-changed-science.html
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/surge.html
http://www.ngi.no/en/News/Monster-wave-becomes-world-famous/
http://www.economist.com/node/14446734?story_id=14446734
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2002/freakwave.shtml
http://oceancurrents.rsmas.miami.edu/indian/agulhas.html
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_currents/
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